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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The judge's order delays a Kentucky law — triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade — that ban would abortion in most cases.
Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said the order "expresses no opinion on the substantive issues in this matter.”
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The city is seeking an additional $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund the mural project titled "If These Walls Could Talk."
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A restraining order issued Thursday allows Kentucky's two abortion clinics to resume procedures at least until Wednesday, July 6.
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Receiving or providing a procedural or medical abortion in Kentucky is now a class D felony, punishable by one to five years in prison.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Kentucky and Planned Parenthood filed a 48-page suit in Jefferson Circuit Court in Louisville to block two abortion bans.
Here are five key points that will affect access to abortion following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Thirteen states, including Kentucky, have so-called trigger laws that ban abortion, set to take effect upon Roe’s reversal.
The federally funded program covers about 12,500 Kentuckians and 103 farmers’ markets, including the market in downtown Hopkinsville.
The delivery of formula from Switzerland is enough for 548,000 eight-ounce bottles. It was the first shipment in collaboration with UPS.
Crofton, LaFayette, Oak Grove and Pembroke are among 360 Kentucky communities receiving an allocation.
A spokeswoman for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services called the lawsuit “blatant political stunt.”